bảo vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Verb

bảo vệ

1. to protect
2. (chiefly education) to defend (an idea, a dissertation, etc.)

Noun

bảo vệ

1. a security guard; compare vệ sĩ (“bodyguard”)